Background: Mass media depictions of people with mental illness have a strong influence
on public attitudes, to the extent that changes in these depictions can reduce public …

Abstract Background: Many Nigerians have misconceptions and misbeliefs about mental
illness, hence stigmatize people with mental illness. This scoping review on the knowledge …

Purpose Stigma is a frequent accompaniment of mental illness leading to a number of
detrimental consequences. Most research into the stigma connected to mental illness was …

Background. The burden of mental illness is particularly severe for people living in low-
income countries. Negative attitudes towards the mentally ill, stigma experiences and …

Objective: The clergy in sub-Saharan Africa play a major role in the care and pathways to
orthodox mental health services of the mentally ill. Their attitudes concerning mental …

Nigeria's mental health policy was formulated in 1991, but it did not make adequate
provision for community-based psychiatric care. Since there are only seven government …

This study examined the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in reducing
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Nigerian journalists reporting violence in …

The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of art therapy in the treatment of Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the propensity to quit journalism among Nigerian …

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to assess and compare beliefs about mental illness
among pharmacy and non-pharmacy students and to explore its associated factors …

Living with Mental Illness in a Globalised World systematically examines the manifold
contributions to the burdens of living with mental illness in a developing and globalised …